Homelessness & Encampment Rules in Oregon (2026)
16 rules on the books across Oregon, 11 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Sit-Lie Rules
Citywide rules against sitting or lying on public sidewalks during specified daytime hours in commercial corridors, including how courts have constrained enforcement.
Medford
Heavy RestrictionsMedford bans camping, lying, sleeping, or leaving bedding on sidewalks citywide, and separately makes it a violation to…
Read full rule →Hillsboro
Some RestrictionsHillsboro bans obstructing pedestrian or vehicle traffic on any sidewalk or street, and bars using sidewalks to sell…
Read full rule →Portland
Some RestrictionsPortland bars non-pedestrians from the sidewalk's 6-8 foot pedestrian use zone in Downtown and the Rose Quarter/Lloyd…
Read full rule →Salem
Some RestrictionsSalem bars anyone from blocking or interfering with pedestrians on a public sidewalk, whether by standing on the travel…
Read full rule →Washington County
Some RestrictionsWashington County Code § 8.54.040(B) protects sitting, lying or sleeping on county property that doesn't 'create a camp…
Read full rule →Encampment Sanitation
How cities provide trash, hygiene, and bulky-item pickup at encampments, the CARE/CARE+ cleanups in LA, and the storage-of-belongings rules from Lavan v. LA.
Beaverton
Heavy RestrictionsBeaverton bans leaving rubbish, hazardous materials, or human or animal waste in or around a campsite on public…
Read full rule →Clackamas County
Significant RestrictionsClackamas County can remove anyone camping on public property in the unincorporated county once a written notice of…
Read full rule →Eugene
Significant RestrictionsEugene bars camping on specific categories of public property under EC 4.815: streets and parking areas, sidewalks and…
Read full rule →Gresham
Significant RestrictionsGresham bans camping on public property and rights-of-way outside city-approved campgrounds, and requires that a person…
Read full rule →Medford
Significant RestrictionsMedford requires a 72-hour bilingual notice before clearing an established camping site, storage of unclaimed property…
Read full rule →Portland
Significant RestrictionsPortland bans leaving garbage, sewage, or drug paraphernalia around a campsite on public property, alongside limits on…
Read full rule →Salem
Significant RestrictionsSalem bans camping on posted public property, in vehicle and bicycle right-of-way, within ten feet of driveways or…
Read full rule →Bend
Some RestrictionsWhere camping in the Bend right-of-way is allowed, Bend Code § 4.20.030(D) bars dumping gray or black water…
Read full rule →Hillsboro
Some RestrictionsHillsboro requires anyone who authorizes camping on their property to provide sanitary sewage disposal, solid waste…
Read full rule →Lane County
Some RestrictionsLane County lets any public or private property owner in the unincorporated county allow homeless individuals to camp…
Read full rule →Washington County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Washington County, camps on county property can't accumulate more than 100 gallons of garbage, debris…
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